School Executive Leadership Academy

The School Executive Leadership Academy (SELA) partners Queens McColl School of Business,
Queens Cato School of Education and local Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and surrounding
districts to accelerate the flow of qualified leaders for our schools. This program
has been approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education. It combines the
expertise of the School of Business in developing leaders with the School of Education's
and the school districts' expertise in education.

Unlike traditional master's in school administration programs, the SELA curriculum
is highly experiential and relevant, placing participants in a variety of situations
built around a simulated school. It is designed to replicate the real challenges a
school principal faces. It combines a rigorous selection process, an intensive summer
cohort experience with the simulated school, and a residency year spent as a full-time
intern to a trained mentor principal.

Key Features of the Program

Experiential learning: case studies, role plays, simulations and other exercises mirroring
situations faced as school executives and residency year filled with on-the-job school
executive experiences

A cohort experience: creation of a learning community and support network for participants
during the program and throughout their careers

School administration license and graduate credit: eligibility to receive the NC school
administration license and have waived Queens graduate credit hours towards a Master
of School Administration, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in
Organization Development, or Master of Science in Executive Coaching degree